2024 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Music is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #34 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Music in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in music.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Music

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

4 Annual Graduates

South Dakota State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in music. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music from South Dakota State University

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

3 Annual Graduates

University of South Dakota is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in music. USD is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion.More information about a bachelor’s in music from University of South Dakota

Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	226
Minnesota	215	197
Iowa	197	177
Kansas	184	102
Nebraska	180	76
North Dakota	149	62

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Music Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	19
Music Performance	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	51
Fine & Studio Arts	50
Drama & Theater Arts	30
General Visual & Performing Arts	7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.